iwu
See also: I-wu
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀibu, compare Malay ribu and Wolio rewu.
Numeral edit
iwu
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "iwu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Tsuut'ina edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iwu?
References edit
- "Tsuut'ina Nominalized Phrases (Video)." YouTube, uploaded by AlbertaUArts, 30 May. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t6EdGunXLc
West Makian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
iwu
- (interrogative) how many, how much?
- nopoli namu de esi iwu? ― how many (chicken) eggs did you buy?
- win iwu fawa sine? ― how long (how many days) will you stay here?
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Yoruboid *í-ɓṹ, cognate with Igala ímú.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iwú